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Brandon Maulding was killed in BG Aug. 1JOANNA MICHAUDstaff reporter

BAttLE gROuND – Among the large handful of people that knew 36-year-old Battle ground resident Brandon Maulding, it’s pretty clear that the consensus is that he was a funny, sweet and kind-hearted man.

“He had the biggest heart of anyone I knew and he loved god and all his family and friends fiercely,” said Rebecca Nickels, one of Maulding’s close friends. “He is one of the best people I know. He never deserved to be murdered and I hope justice is served and his murderer gets what he deserves.”

Nickels, who no longer cur-rently lives in the area, described Maulding as never being violent or confrontational “unless some-one he loved was getting hurt, then maybe.”

Maulding died late the night of Aug. 1 after he was allegedly beaten to death with a baseball bat by 33-year-old stephen M. Re-ichow, also a Battle ground resi-dent. According to a news release from the city of Battle ground, Battle ground Police responded to a disturbance at approximately 11:50 p.m. on Aug. 1 in the area of southeast grace Avenue and southeast 2nd street, in the 200 block of southeast grace Avenue by a storage facility.

After arresting Reichow, of-ficers located a male subject later identified as Maulding on the north side of southeast 2nd street, on the south side of the storage facility. According to doc-uments from Clark County supe-rior Court, Maulding’s head and face were covered in blood, and he was unconscious and breath-ing. A baseball bat was found less than a foot from Maulding’s head; the bat appeared to have a large amount of blood on it, according to the court documents.

Maulding was transported to PeaceHealth southwest Medical Center where he later died about 12:44 a.m. An autopsy showed Maulding’s death was caused by

blunt force injuries to his head, face and body. Reichow is being charged with first-degree murder and made his first appearance in Clark County superior Court on Aug. 4. His arraignment was scheduled for Aug. 13.

“Brandon was very loved,” Nickels said, while continuing to describe Maulding.

shawn Winton, of Vancou-ver, said he didn’t know Mauld-ing for very long, but during the time that he did know him, he never saw anything that resem-bled aggression.

“I just know that he always seemed happy and upbeat,” Win-ton said of Maulding. “He had some troubles like everyone else, but he was working on it. I know he loved his family. He talked about his mother, Linda, often. I know that he had a way about him that made people want to laugh and smile.”

Michelle Anderson, Winton’s girlfriend, echoed his sentiments about Maulding, saying he was a compassionate man who loved his son and his parents, especially his mother, very much.

“Brandon was funny and sweet and a hard worker,” Ander-son said. “He had an infectious smile. I will miss him.”

Another one of Maulding’s close friends, who did not want his name used, said Maulding loved to hunt and was very excit-ed for this year’s upcoming ar-chery season. He said Maulding has been practicing shooting his bow and was good at it, and also had a broad knowledge of hunt-ing. He described Maulding as a dear friend and said he had a per-sonality and way about him that would “draw you in and make you like him.” He described Maulding’s smile as being able to light up any room and said he was “very entertaining and just an all-around joy to be around.”

Probable cause affidavitAccording court documents,

which included a probable cause affidavit, when police officers arrived at the scene and found the suspect, Reichow, they found that he had blood on his clothing, hands, face, legs, arms, feet and

in his hair. One of the responding officers asked Reichow if he was hurt, to which he responded that he was not hurt, but “Brandon was.” The officer then asked how Maulding was hurt and, accord-ing to the documents, Reichow said, “I killed him.”

Suspect interviewedDuring an interview with po-

lice, Reichow stated that he had been hanging out with Mauld-ing earlier in the day on Aug. 1. According to court documents,

Reichow told police that he and Maulding had gone to the riv-er that day and then back to Maulding’s house. He said he and Maulding left Maulding’s resi-dence and were picked up by an-other friend, Anne tanninen.

Reichow, Maulding and tan-ninen drove to a storage facility that tanninen rented. According to documents, the three were hanging out inside the facili-ty when tanninen received a strange phone call from some-body talking about a drug deal.

Friends of BG man remember him as sweet, loving

tanninen then told Reichow and Maulding that she was being “gang stalked.” Reichow told po-lice he then told tanninen that he had been stalked and harassed for the last six years.

According to court documents, Reichow told police that they were exiting the storage facility out the back door and said that Mauld-ing was in some “kind of altered state.” Reichow said Maulding had been drinking alcohol and be-gan hitting a baseball bat against the heel of his (Maulding’s) foot. Reichow told police Maulding started saying “what’s up boy” and that Maulding and tanninen started cornering him.

Reichow stated, according to court documents, that Mauld-ing kept saying “hay boy, hay boy” to him. Reichow claimed tanninen then started accusing him of being part of the people who were stalking her and said Maulding was also accusing him of stalking tanninen. Reichow told police that he was concerned that Maulding was going to harm him with the baseball bat, so he ran around the building and hid under an RV on the south side of the storage facility.

At that point, according to court documents, Reichow told police that tanninen and Mauld-ing came around the corner in tanninen’s white Ford Expedi-tion, and that Maulding came out of the Expedition with a baseball bat and was “coming at me.” Reichow told police Mauld-ing grabbed and ripped his shirt, and Reichow then grabbed the bat away from Maulding by pull-ing the bat out of his hands and knocking him down. According to court documents, Reichow then invoked his rights at this time and stated, “at this point forward, I’ll need an attorney.”

Tanninen interviewedAnne tanninen was inter-

viewed by law enforcement offi-cers from the Clark County sher-iff’s Office and the Battle Ground Police Department. According to court documents, she confirmed that she, Maulding and Reichow had gone to the storage facility to drop off some of her things. tan-ninen told police that she picked up Reichow and Maulding at Mauld-ing’s residence earlier that day. she stated that when she picked up Reichow, he jumped into the back of her Expedition and jumped onto some of her personal belongings, which made her upset.

According to court docu-ments, tanninen told police that while at the storage facili-ty she, Maulding and Reichow were talking about govern-ment, organized crime and gang stalking. she stated that she then received a phone call from

See MAUlDINg on Page A5

BRANDON MAUlDINg, 36, is shown here enjoying a sunny day this summer. Maulding died the night of Aug. 1 after he was allegedly beaten to death with a baseball bat by 33-year-old Stephen M. Reichow, also a Battle Ground resident.

OUTSIDE THIS STORAgE facility was where 36-year-old Brandon Maulding, of Battle Ground, was found unconscious and breathing the night of Aug. 1, after allegedly being beaten with a baseball bat. Maulding later died of his injuries at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center.

Photo by JC Cortez

Photo courtesy of a friend of Brandon Maulding

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Cindy Lou MessnerCindy Lou Messner

passed away July 29, 2015. She was 63. She was born November 23, 1951 to Francis and Bill Taylor. She lived most of her life in the Amboy and Yacolt area of Clark County. She is survived by

her children Bob and Heather Messner of

Pasco, WA, Angie Messner of Yacolt, WA, her 7 grandchildren who were her admiration, and her brothers and sisters.Cindy retired from

PeaceHealth S.W. Medical Center in November of 2013. Her battle with cancer took her life, but her faith gave her peace. This peace she wishes for her family, friends and all who were blessed to know her on Facebook. A graveside service will

be on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the Yacolt Cemetery in Yacolt, WA at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers a donation can be made to the Breast Cancer Society.

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Robert Dale Holbrook of Vancouver, WA, passed away Aug. 1, 2015, just days after his 92nd birthday. He was born July 13, 1923 in Vancouver to Ralph and Alice Holbrook and graduated from Battle Ground High School in 1941. Dale served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, during WWII in the

China/Burma/India theater.Dale retired in 1976 as Assistant Chief of Medical Services,

Vancouver Veterans Administration Hospital.He also operated a small but productive family farm

providing milk, eggs, beef, pork, and garden vegetables and fruit for his and Trudy's large family.Dale loved raising 10 children; traveling to Hawaii with

Trudy; their winter home in Desert Hot Springs, CA, his many grandchildren; and playing Pinochle and Cribbage.He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church.Dale is survived by 10 children, Bob Holbrook (Cheryl)

of Vancouver, Tim Holbrook of Florida, Dennis Holbrook (Linda) of Vancouver, Debbie Linder (Greg) of Vancouver, David Holbrook of Vancouver, Nancy Reddish (Terry) of Battle Ground, Mark Holbrook (Maggi) of Ridgefield, WA, Mary Beth Lynn (Scott) of Vancouver, Joseph Holbrook of Battle Ground, and Paul Holbrook (Nancy) of Ridgefield; 28 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.He was preceded in death by his wife, Avettia "Trudy" (2011);

his sisters, Blanch Dahl, Francis Higdon, Pauline Clem, Fern Irwin, Barbara Curtin, Dorothy Nikila, Catherine Whetzel, Patricia Vermillion; brothers, George Holbrook and Mel Holbrook.A funeral service was held Thurs., Aug. 6, 2015 at 11:00 a.m.

at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Vancouver.

Robert Dale HolbrookJuly 13, 1923 - August 1, 2015

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in Vancouver, Washington on March 17, 1953 to his parents Harold and Martha Shular. A life-long resident of Vancouver, he attended Lieser grade school, McLoughlin Jr. High, Hudson Bay High School, and Clark College.

Pat worked throughout the Pacific Northwest as Pat Shular Construction before working in commercial construction with Perlo/McCormack, and finally the last five years as a Senior Superintendent with Lanphere Construction and Development (LCD).

Pat was married to Brenda Shular (Hursh) for 33 years. He had three children, Benjamin Shular (wife Kelli) of Edgewood, Indiana, Babette Shular Terry (husband Jeff) of Vancouver, WA, and Nicholas Shular of Oak Harbor, WA. Pat was a regular spectator at his children’s sporting events, often receiving lollipops from the other parents to keep his mouth pre-occupied. The passion in Pat’s heart centered around his five grandchildren; Lindsay, Noah, Jordan, Jonah, and Judah. He enjoyed quality time with his grandkids and

buying them things their parents wouldn’t.

Pat took pride in his work ethic and being a provider for his family. He strived to be self-sufficient and able to fix or repair most anything. He enjoyed helping others, but only anonymously. Pat enjoyed cruising in his 55 Chevy, and supporting the Scottish Highland games.

Pat graduated to Heaven in the early morning hours of July 30th, 2015 after a battle with pancreatic

cancer. He will be sorely missed by family, friends, and those who need things fixed.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on August 15, 2015 at 10:00 AM  at Vancouver First Church of God 3300 NE 78th Street, Vancouver WA. A reception will follow and all are welcome to attend and celebrate Pat’s life.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Clark College Foundation / student athletes - Pat Shular and Vancouver First Church of God / missions.

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a “Hispanic” subject demand-ing $5,000. upon completion of the call, tanninen, who claimed to believe Reichow was some-how associated with the phone call, confronted him. tanninen, according to the documents, asked Reichow who he “really was” and for his identification. Maulding, according to tan-ninen’s account, participated in the confrontation, asking for his last name and who he was.

According to the court docu-ments, at the time, Maulding was holding an aluminum bat that he retrieved from the storage unit. tanninen told police that at the time Maulding was playing with the bat in a non-threatening man-ner. tanninen stated that Reichow started to talk in a belligerent “scary manner.” she told police

she started “talking tough” and referred to a large orange ax han-dle that was in the storage facili-ty, and she claimed Reichow then “looked scared.”

tanninen told police, accord-ing to the documents, that she told Reichow and Maulding to leave her storage facility, and the two men both left at the same time. tanninen stated that she left the storage facility, retrieved her vehicle and started to drive away from the area. As she was driving away, she told police she heard the sound of an aluminum bat hit-ting the gravel. she stated that she then abandoned her vehicle in the parking lot of the storage facility and went to a nearby bar and con-tacted the owner.

tanninen stated, according to documents, that she later showed up at the location of the assault and saw the aluminum bat found at the scene where Maulding’s body was found. tanninen told

police this was not the bat Maulding was playing with inside the storage unit. Ac-cording to documents, Detec-tive Joe swenson of the Clark County Sheriff’s Office recov-ered evidence from the south side of 800 sE 2nd st., includ-ing a metal baseball bat with reddish stains consistent with blood, apparent bone fragment and other tissue.

According to court doc-uments, the reporting par-ties called police after they witnessed Reichow on top of Maulding with his hands around Maulding’s neck, choking him. the two report-ing parties, who were driv-ing in a car together past the location of the assault, stated that Maulding was not moving and his arms were down at his sides while Reichow was pull-ing Maulding up and down off the ground. the witnesses saw Reichow walk away and that’s when they called the police.

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Howard Eugene Mitchell (Mitch), 64, died June 18, 2015. He was born July 24, 1950.

Mitchell is survived by his first wife, America, of Vancou-ver; wife, sharon, of Montana; sons, Robert and Marion Mitch-ell; step-daughters, Chelsey and shanna; grandsons, Joseph and samuel; granddaughter,

Ruth Ann; and a total of eight step-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brothers, Robert (Bobby), garry, Phillip and Da-vid; and sisters, gloria, Carol, Lisa and Penny.

services will be held sat., Aug. 15, 11 a.m., at Hazen Chapel Cemetery, 38813 NE 119th Ave., Amboy.

ObituariesHOWARD EUGENE MITCHELL

William Juole Pena, 45, died July 30, 2015. He was born Jan. 31, 1970.

Pena is survived by his brothers, Daniel and Charlie; one sister, Luci;

and five nephews and one niece. services will be held sat.,

Aug. 22, 2 p.m., at Yacolt Com-munity Church, 509 W. Cushman st., Yacolt.

WILLIAM JUOLE PENA

Marcella Laureen Robinson (Winston) passed peacefully, going home to be with her beloved Maker on August 2nd, 2015. Marcella was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania and moved with her family to Monrovia, California at the age of two. Her parents, James and Norma Winston moved with Marcella’s eight siblings to a farm in Battle Ground, Washington after Marcella graduated from high school. Marcella married Alfred

Robinson and had three beautiful girls. Marcella’s strong devotion to her faith in God, dedication to helping “at risk” youth complete high school, and love for her children and worldly travels kept her extremely busy.

She was preceded in death by her beloved mother Norma Winston, father James Winston, brothers Jacques and William Winston.

She is survived by her children: Kimberly Robinson, Norma Spencer (Robinson), and Alfreda Robinson; her grandchildren: Kevan Spencer, Kione Spencer, Kenya Spencer and Malik Spencer, Samari Singleton and Roman Singleton; her siblings: Jan Underwood (Winston), Randy Winston, Jacquelyn Bohanan (Winston), Victor Winston, Zynn Jones (Winston) and John Winston.

Services are being held at the Layne Funeral Home in Battleground, WA at 9:00am on Saturday, August 8, 2015.

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